Adhyaya 23 — Ashvatara’s Vow for Madalasa and the Bestowal of Musical Science by Sarasvati
महादेव उवाच यथोक्तं पन्नगश्रेष्ठ ! सर्वमेतद्भविष्यति ।
मत्प्रसादादसन्दिग्धं शृणु चेदं भुजङ्गम ॥
mahādeva uvāca yathoktaṃ pannagaśreṣṭha! sarvam etad bhaviṣyati | matprasādād asandigdhaṃ śṛṇu cedam bhujaṅgama ||
మహాదేవుడు పలికెను—“ఓ నాగశ్రేష్ఠా, నీవు చెప్పినట్లే ఇవన్నీ జరుగును. నా అనుగ్రహంతో సందేహం లేదు. ఇప్పుడు వినుము, ఓ నాగా.”
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Divine grace is portrayed as both compassionate and orderly: assent is followed by practical instruction, implying that boons often require alignment with dharmic procedure.
Ānucarita with dharma-upadeśa (ritual teaching) embedded inside narrative—typical Purāṇic pedagogy.
‘Listen’ signals śravaṇa as the first limb of inner transformation; grace (prasāda) is not merely a gift but a clarifying certainty (asandigdha) that steadies the mind.